#1 Choose a niche where customers have a VERY strong EMOTIONAL NEED. Why do most eBooks and other Information Products fail – and leave the author with nothing to show for their effort but wasted time? Because they selected their niche or their topic based on what they themselves were INTERESTED in rather than what…

This is actually a pretty cool story that you might enjoy and it’s about 4 months overdue… lol You may not know this but I am a HUGE Mixed Martial Arts fan (MMA). The foremost leauge of MMA is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). I love watching the Ultimate Fighter reality show as well as…

Sorry Henry- No such thing as “The gift of gab” that’s just silly. Selling is a learned skill. Period. That whole “gift of gab” mentality holds back way too many people from true success so I will never get behind it. It’s all about willingness and desire. You were not born knowing any of the…

The REAL scoop behind all this Butterfly stuff! Alright… I’ve had over a dozen emails asking for me to explain exactly what is the deal with the Butterfly Marketing 2.0 launch. I was actually considering having a conference call to answer all your questions and perhaps even inviting a special guest… Look… Here’s the nitty…

What you are seeing all here is an animoto slideshow of the stills taken by Lucius at Yanik Silvers Underground Online Seminar 005! Awesome event thrown by Yanik Silver in Washington DC! Thank You all for attending and making it an awesome weekend!

So I board the plane on a trip from Orlando (MCO) to Long Island (ISP) en route to Mike Filsaime’s office, preparing for takeoff I put my seat in the upright position, stow my carry-on beneath the seat in front of me and as I put up the tray table I see a sign that…

Public speaking is all about being prepared. The more knowledgeable you are on a subject the more confident you will be to talk about it. The butterflies in your stomach are not because of the people in front of you but rather because of the fear you have of saying the wrong thing. The only…

A lot of times we get wrapped up in our products. And why not? We’ve worked for months putting our business together and our products are what people want to buy. When it comes to putting together a sales letter we want to explain every little detail so our prospect can see exactly what they’re…

Why do so many marketers ‘Fear’ the creation of their sales pages? Could it be because they don’t know enough about what they’re selling? Or is it more because they just don’t know how to word it in a way that will ‘Make People Want To Jump For Their Wallets and Buy Now”? At the…

If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don’t. If you’d like to win but you think you can’t It’s almost a cinch you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost. For out in the world we find, Success begins with the fellow’s will, It’s all in…

If you’d like to know exactly how I got to the level of 10k per month online in less than one year I strongly suggest that you READ EVERY SINGLE WORD IN THIS POST! John Thornhill sent me an email asking if I would sum up his coaching in 400 words or less. In all…

A couple of days ago one of my subscribers sent me this email asking some pretty bold and challenging questions so I thought I’d answer him here in a public forum. I hope I wasn’t to firm in my response. Feel free to leave a comment. ———————– Dear Omar, I got your email today promoting…

For so long I resisted the temptation of buying a mac. I was so afraid of loosing Windows… but I finally took the plunge.. now I regret buying my Macbook Pro… I could have waited 15 months and gotten this new product… check it out: Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

On Tuesday January 6th 2009 I had the pleasure of sitting in the studio during Mike Filsaime’s Ustream of his MarketingDotCom TV Live show. The featured guest was Anik Singal of AffiliateClassroom.com I have put the video on my blog because Anik and Mike reveal a “Golden Nugget” of information about down-selling. It was a…

What a blast! Melinda and I brought in 2009 with my cousin DJ Al “Go Go” Garcia We were in Tampa Florida at the Florida State Fair Grounds right near the Hard Rock Cafe. Lucky for Aldo and myself, our wives Yoli and Melinda were the designated drivers! I’m sure you’ll agree by the shots…

Humor in marketing can be a VERY effective way to make sales. The fact of the matter is that people love to laugh and laughter brings people together. In sales, the key is to keep the humor simple and not to target individuals but rather situations and experiences. Here is an example of a YouTube…

So What The Heck Is TWITTER? Well, Mike Filsaime sent me an email last week and I couldn’t have said it better myself… so here it is: If you are like many. You are wondering what the heck is TWITTER. If you are like SOME, you have already realized that Twitter has become one of…

Would you rather your customers be satisfied or loyal? Don’t get me wrong, satisfaction is of utmost importance but a satisfied customer will shop anywhere! You want your customers to be LOYAL and that comes through impeccable customer service. Yesterday I drove all the way across town to pick up my wife’s new cell phone……